Thank you to all the very notable Notable Children's Videos Committee members who prepared this year's list through hard work and notable viewing. Most will move onto the newly merged Carnegie and Notable Children's Videos Committee for 2011. Let the viewing begin!

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January 4, 2010 <br>

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Back to work with six new submissions - Your Child Can Read! Vol 1-5; and two Agent Emes dvds, I'll bring them to ALA.

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December 22, 2009 <br>

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Only nine more days to receive submissions (deadline December 31), and two came in today: Big Box Little Box and The Jimmies present Trying Funny Stuff. I've added them to our collection below, as well as the National Film Board of Canada's three films which the Board assures me have US 2009 distribution dates. Since we're approaching the end of our viewing year Preliminary Ballot #2 has been sent out to the 2010 Committee for our initial assessment of the materials received to date. Committee members have been asked to select one of the following options for each title received: YES (the production is, to your way of thinking, Notable and belongs on our list) NO (the production does not meet your standards for a Notable DVD and should not be on our list) MAYBE (you’re unsure about the material and/or would like to reserve judgment) Not Rec’d (you have not received the material) Not Viewed (you haven’t had a chance to view and evaluate the material). This will give us a chance to see where we have consensus, tighten up our Midwinter viewing schedule. Preliminary Ballot is due to the chair, Friday, January 8, 2010.

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Committee members are now allowed to change earlier 'votes' on Preliminary Ballot 2. We'll be convening Friday, January 15, 3:00-5:30 p.m. (we are actually scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., but will begin at 3:00 to accommodate our committee members arriving Friday morning) ;Friday, January 15, 7:30-10:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 16, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Boston, Dalton Room.

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December 3, 2009 <br>

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Six Weston Woods dvds arrived today, (Fletcher and the falling leaves; The Scrambled States of America Talent Show; The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon; First the Egg; Duck on a bike; Los Gatos Black on Halloween) and 4 Spoken Arts (Abraham Lincoln Comes Home; The Best Story; Pumpkin Eye; Bullies Never Win). I've added them to the list below.

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I've also heard from the contact at the Notable Film Board of Canada that the dvds have 2009 educational release dates in the US, which makes them eligible.

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<br> Happy Weekend Viewing!

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November 12, 2009 <br>

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We're sad that Ellen Jepsen and Jackie Caverly have had to resign from our committee due to the economy; Martha Simpson was appointed last month and joins us; hopefully she has received the dvds from Jackie by now! I've held off on our straw poll while she gets up to speed! ALSC and I have decided that we will stay with nine members for the committee meeting in January - that is what the Carnegie Committee has, and we're lucky that Martha is able to join us, living close to Boston!

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I've been asked about our meeting times; our preferred meeting time requested by the ALSC office for Friday is 1:30 p.m.; one member is planning on arriving Friday morning, and we noted in the wiki from last year that the meeting began later in the day, so we're punting with a 3 p.m. meeting time, unless everyone can get there by 1:30 p.m. I still don't have locations or permanent times.

I'm updating the wiki today with the new films received. I received one more Human Relations Media (Making the Most of Middle School); I will start it around; how are you doing with the viewing of the other Human Relations Media?

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Please check the wiki to see if you've received anything that I haven't?

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Preliminary Ballot 1 has been sent out to the 2010 Committee for our initial assessment of the materials received to date! Committee members have been asked to select one of the following options for each title received:

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• YES (the production is, to your way of thinking, Notable and belongs on our list)

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• MAYBE (you’re unsure about the material and/or would like to reserve judgment)

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• Not Viewed (you haven’t had a chance to view and evaluate the material).

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Committee members should complete and return to the chair by Friday, November 20, 2009. We'll have another in December, when hopefully we'll have received more!

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October 19, 2009 <br>

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Two new Human Relations Videos received; will start sending them around this week. 1 Thomas Jefferson received, and 4 Nutmeg Media - All are listed on our wiki list. And, Welcome Martha, who has joined our committee midyear as a replacement.

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August 20, 2009<br>

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New Mo Willems documentary received!

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August 5, 2009<br>

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This time I will save my wiki editing, early and often!!

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It was great to meet our committee at ALA, and get a flavor of both snacks and videos. Many thanks to Connie Rockman, who reminded us to look for videos that are totally engrossing and engage us completely.

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I have added new videos to our list below, and with Anna's kind help will get this wiki in order!

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I am mailing out the Human Relations Media videos today; I have included mailing labels in the package; so peel and stick and send back to me when everyone has viewed.

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June 23, 2009<br>

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Today, thanks to the efforts of the ALSC office, 6 dvds arrived in my office from Weston Woods:

Please let me know if you've received them as well; otherwise I will bring to Chicago

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I am trying to continue the great work and foresight of former chair Kathy Krasniewicz through this Wiki, keep us up to date and list videos received. We’ll see how it goes!

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First and most importantly, we have our site for our ALA annual meeting in Chicago.

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2010 Notable Children's Videos, PALM, Montrose 1

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Palmer House - Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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We’ll begin promptly at 1:30 p.m., with just introductions to make sure we’re in the right place, with a guest speaker who will talk to us about what we’re doing. Connie Rockman will speak with us about what we should look for that makes a video notable – so that we all begin on the same page, or screen as it is! Connie has done much more with audio - chaired Notable Recordings and served on the first Odyssey Committee – which shares many similarities in the process of reviewing video. As well, she has been on other reviewing committees so she has an excellent sense of evaluation for all kinds of material.

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Connie can only be with us for around 15 minutes, as she as a mid afternoon meeting.

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After Connie’s presentation, we’ll really introduce ourselves. Feel free to bring a snack or treat or something to share with the group from your town or state or place, that will help us really meet each other!

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We’ll also talk about committee guidelines, timeline, and how we want to move videos amongst us. And, please take a look at the last few years of Notable Videos, and pick one that you could present to the group, to give us the practice of presenting that will take place at Midwinter. Just a short introduction for practice! And of course bring your questions, and those of you who have been on this committee before bring your thoughts as well. We’ll all appreciate it!

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Histories are listed on the top to read through the process for the last two years.

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Videos that I’ve received so far are listed on the bottom, and we can keep adding to it. I’ve followed Kathy’s lead on all.

I hope that I've been successful in moving earlier discussion pertaining to the 2007-2008 NCVC to a past Notable Children's Videos committee work page--- because it's time to get going on our 2008-2009 record-keeping, consideration, and discussion!

I hope that I've been successful in moving earlier discussion pertaining to the 2007-2008 NCVC to a past Notable Children's Videos committee work page--- because it's time to get going on our 2008-2009 record-keeping, consideration, and discussion!

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We've distributed our final preliminary ballot in preparation for our meetings in Denver. As you can see from our table of receipts, we are considering approximately 100 DVDs with a total viewing time of nearly 45 hours!

We've distributed our final preliminary ballot in preparation for our meetings in Denver. As you can see from our table of receipts, we are considering approximately 100 DVDs with a total viewing time of nearly 45 hours!

~Kathy

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Well, the dust - or rather, the Denver snow - has settled, the lists have been submitted to the ALSC Office, and it is my great pleasure to let you know that you can find the list of 2009 Notable Children's Videos at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/childrensnotable/notablechivideos/index.cfm

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I'd like to take this chance to thank my amazing committee, who worked tirelessly, who supported me in every way, and who have become my friends. This is what ALSC is all about!

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Now we turn this task over to Sue Rokos and the 2010 NCVC. Best of luck to you, and happy viewing!

January 4, 2010
Back to work with six new submissions - Your Child Can Read! Vol 1-5; and two Agent Emes dvds, I'll bring them to ALA.

December 22, 2009
Only nine more days to receive submissions (deadline December 31), and two came in today: Big Box Little Box and The Jimmies present Trying Funny Stuff. I've added them to our collection below, as well as the National Film Board of Canada's three films which the Board assures me have US 2009 distribution dates. Since we're approaching the end of our viewing year Preliminary Ballot #2 has been sent out to the 2010 Committee for our initial assessment of the materials received to date. Committee members have been asked to select one of the following options for each title received: YES (the production is, to your way of thinking, Notable and belongs on our list) NO (the production does not meet your standards for a Notable DVD and should not be on our list) MAYBE (you’re unsure about the material and/or would like to reserve judgment) Not Rec’d (you have not received the material) Not Viewed (you haven’t had a chance to view and evaluate the material). This will give us a chance to see where we have consensus, tighten up our Midwinter viewing schedule. Preliminary Ballot is due to the chair, Friday, January 8, 2010.
Committee members are now allowed to change earlier 'votes' on Preliminary Ballot 2. We'll be convening Friday, January 15, 3:00-5:30 p.m. (we are actually scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., but will begin at 3:00 to accommodate our committee members arriving Friday morning) ;Friday, January 15, 7:30-10:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 16, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Boston, Dalton Room.

December 3, 2009
Six Weston Woods dvds arrived today, (Fletcher and the falling leaves; The Scrambled States of America Talent Show; The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon; First the Egg; Duck on a bike; Los Gatos Black on Halloween) and 4 Spoken Arts (Abraham Lincoln Comes Home; The Best Story; Pumpkin Eye; Bullies Never Win). I've added them to the list below.
I've also heard from the contact at the Notable Film Board of Canada that the dvds have 2009 educational release dates in the US, which makes them eligible.
Happy Weekend Viewing!

November 12, 2009
We're sad that Ellen Jepsen and Jackie Caverly have had to resign from our committee due to the economy; Martha Simpson was appointed last month and joins us; hopefully she has received the dvds from Jackie by now! I've held off on our straw poll while she gets up to speed! ALSC and I have decided that we will stay with nine members for the committee meeting in January - that is what the Carnegie Committee has, and we're lucky that Martha is able to join us, living close to Boston!

I've been asked about our meeting times; our preferred meeting time requested by the ALSC office for Friday is 1:30 p.m.; one member is planning on arriving Friday morning, and we noted in the wiki from last year that the meeting began later in the day, so we're punting with a 3 p.m. meeting time, unless everyone can get there by 1:30 p.m. I still don't have locations or permanent times.

I'm updating the wiki today with the new films received. I received one more Human Relations Media (Making the Most of Middle School); I will start it around; how are you doing with the viewing of the other Human Relations Media?

Please check the wiki to see if you've received anything that I haven't?

Preliminary Ballot 1 has been sent out to the 2010 Committee for our initial assessment of the materials received to date! Committee members have been asked to select one of the following options for each title received:
• YES (the production is, to your way of thinking, Notable and belongs on our list)
• NO (the production does not meet your standards for a Notable DVD and should not be on our list)
• MAYBE (you’re unsure about the material and/or would like to reserve judgment)
• Not Rec’d (you have not received the material)
• Not Viewed (you haven’t had a chance to view and evaluate the material).

Committee members should complete and return to the chair by Friday, November 20, 2009. We'll have another in December, when hopefully we'll have received more!

October 19, 2009
Two new Human Relations Videos received; will start sending them around this week. 1 Thomas Jefferson received, and 4 Nutmeg Media - All are listed on our wiki list. And, Welcome Martha, who has joined our committee midyear as a replacement.

August 20, 2009
New Mo Willems documentary received!

August 5, 2009
This time I will save my wiki editing, early and often!!

It was great to meet our committee at ALA, and get a flavor of both snacks and videos. Many thanks to Connie Rockman, who reminded us to look for videos that are totally engrossing and engage us completely.

I have added new videos to our list below, and with Anna's kind help will get this wiki in order!

I am mailing out the Human Relations Media videos today; I have included mailing labels in the package; so peel and stick and send back to me when everyone has viewed.

June 23, 2009
Today, thanks to the efforts of the ALSC office, 6 dvds arrived in my office from Weston Woods:

We’ll begin promptly at 1:30 p.m., with just introductions to make sure we’re in the right place, with a guest speaker who will talk to us about what we’re doing. Connie Rockman will speak with us about what we should look for that makes a video notable – so that we all begin on the same page, or screen as it is! Connie has done much more with audio - chaired Notable Recordings and served on the first Odyssey Committee – which shares many similarities in the process of reviewing video. As well, she has been on other reviewing committees so she has an excellent sense of evaluation for all kinds of material.
Connie can only be with us for around 15 minutes, as she as a mid afternoon meeting.

After Connie’s presentation, we’ll really introduce ourselves. Feel free to bring a snack or treat or something to share with the group from your town or state or place, that will help us really meet each other!

We’ll also talk about committee guidelines, timeline, and how we want to move videos amongst us. And, please take a look at the last few years of Notable Videos, and pick one that you could present to the group, to give us the practice of presenting that will take place at Midwinter. Just a short introduction for practice! And of course bring your questions, and those of you who have been on this committee before bring your thoughts as well. We’ll all appreciate it!

Histories are listed on the top to read through the process for the last two years.
Videos that I’ve received so far are listed on the bottom, and we can keep adding to it. I’ve followed Kathy’s lead on all.

Thanks! And See you Soon!
Sue

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Date Rec'd

Title

Company

Style

Time

1

(2009)

Micki's Pencil Drawings Vol. 1

Micki Englum Art Foundation

58m

2

(2009)

Micki’s Pencil Drawings Vol. 2

Micki Englum Art Foundation

50 min.

3

(2009)

Micki’s Pencil Drawings Vol. 3

Micki Englum Art Foundation

44 min.

4

(2009)

Micki's Pencil Drawings Vol. 4

Micki Englum Art Foundation

44 min.

5

(2009)

Micki’s Pencil Drawings Vol. 5

Micki Englum Art Foundation

40 min.

6

(2009)

Micki’s Pencil Drawings Vol. 6

Micki Englum Art Foundation

40 min.

7

(2009)

Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Body Image

Human Relations Media

live action

20 min.

8

(2009)

Amazing Kids of Character Series

Human Relations Media

live action

89 min.

9

(2009)

Coping with the Body Image Blues

Human Relations Media

live action

22 min.

10

(2009)

Lifestyle Diseases and How to Avoid Them

Human Relations Media

live action

18 min.

11

(2009)

Study Skills for People Who Hate to Study

Human Relations Media

live action

20 min.

12

(2009)

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Weston Woods Studios

animated

7 min.

13

(2009)

Math Curse

Weston Woods Studios

animated

15 min.

14

(2009)

Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship

Weston Woods Studios

iconographic

12 min.

15

(2009)

Crazy Hair Day

Weston Woods Studios

animated

11 min.

16

(2009)

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Weston Woods Studios

iconographic

12 min.

17

(2009)

Signing Safari "Teach Your Child to Sign: Daily Life and Family Signs"

Sharon Said

live action

28 min.

18

(2009)

Those Shoes

Nutmeg Media

iconographic

12 min.

19

(2009)

When Mama Comes Home Tonight; When Papa Comes Home Tonight

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

10 min.

20

(2009)

Ape

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

10 min.

21

(2009)

Living Sunlight: How Plans Bring the Earth to Life

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

14 min.

22

(2009)

Knuffle Bunny Too

Weston Woods

Animated

11 min.

23

(2009)

Getting to Know Mo Willems

Weston Woods

Live Action

23 min.

24

(2009)

Vocab Lab: Exploring Vocabulary with Xylo and Coz

Human Relations Media

live action

68 min.

25

(2009)

Making the Most of Middle School

Human Relations Media

live action

19 min.

26

(2009)

Getting to Know Thomas Jefferson

Getting to Know, Inc.

Animated

22 min.

27

(2009)

Bats at the Library

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

11 min.

28

(2009)

We're All in the Same Boat

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

11 min.

29

(2009)

The Lion's Share

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

15 min.

30

(2009)

Barkus, Sly and the Golden Egg

Nutmeg Media

Iconographic

10 min.

31

(2009)

The Necktie

NFB

animated

12 min. 26 s.

32

(2009)

Good Morning Kandahar

NFB

live action

50 min.

33

(2009)

Runaway / Train en Folie

NFB

Animated

9 min. 11 sec.

34

(2009)

Tucker's Spooky Halloween

Candlewick

Iconographic/Animation

min.

35

(2009)

Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker!

Candlewick

Iconographic/Animation

min.

36

(2009)

Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Weston Woods

Iconographic/Animation

9 min.

37

(2009)

Duck on a Bike

Weston Woods

Animated

8 min.

38

(2009)

First the Egg

Weston Woods

Animated

5 min.

39

(2009)

The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon

Weston Woods

Animated

9 min.

40

(2009)

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show

Weston Woods

Animated

20 min.

41

(2009)

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Weston Woods

Iconographic/Animated

11 min.

42

(2009)

Abraham Lincoln Comes Home

Spoken Arts

11 min.

43

(2009)

The Best Story

Spoken Arts

9 min.

44

(2009)

Pumpkin Pie

Spoken Arts

6 min.

45

(2009)

Bullies Never Win

Spoken Arts

12 min.

46

(2009)

Montrose Avenue

NFB

Animated

6 min.

47

(2009)

Wipe Out

NFB

51 min.

48

(2009)

Antarctic Mission

NFB

157 min.

49

(2009)

Big Box Little Box

TNG Publishing

Animated

9 min.

50

(2009)

The Jimmies Present Trying Funny Stuff

Pluckypea Publishing

1 hr. 39 min.

51

(2009)

Kung Fu Kitty

Lauri Bortz

82 min.

52

(2009)

Uncle Bob's Hospital Visit

NFB

Animated

15 min.

53

(2009)

System of the Body- Nervous System (to come)

Human Relations Media

min.

54

(2009)

How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night (to come)

min.

55

(2009)

Ezra Jack Keats

Weston Woods

Live Action

22 min.

56

(2009)

Your Child Can Read Vol. 1

Productive Playhouse

29 min.

57

(2009)

Your Child Can Read Vol. 2

Productive Playhouse

29 min.

58

(2009)

Your Child Can Read Vol. 3

Productive Playhouse

27 min.

59

(2009)

Your Child Can Read Vol. 4

Productive Playhouse

26 min.

60

(2009)

Your Child Can Read Vol.5

Productive Playhouse

31 min.

61

(2009)

Agent Emes & the Shavuos Trial

Reel Jewish Entertainment

live action

48 min.

62

(2009)

Agent Emes & The Sofer Situation

Reel Jewish Entertainment

live action

52 min.

63

(2009)

min.

58

(2009)

min.

2008-2009 Notable Children’s Videos Committee
April 3, 2008
I hope that I've been successful in moving earlier discussion pertaining to the 2007-2008 NCVC to a past Notable Children's Videos committee work page--- because it's time to get going on our 2008-2009 record-keeping, consideration, and discussion!
To date, I have received 14 videos for consideration. I will build a table here to keep an ongoing inventory of receipts, which will, naturally, be arranged chronologically. This will provide committee members, would-be committee members, producers, and ALSC a means of tracking the flow and distribution of submissions to the Notable Children's Videos Committee. Please bear with me as I attempt to organize our information to make our wiki page as functional as possible.
~ Kathy

May 21, 2008
Greetings! See that blue link (2007-2008 Notable Children's Videos committee work)? That's where you can go to review the work of our committee last year. Thank you, thank you, thank you to magician Jenny Najduch in Chicago for all her help making that work!
As we expect, submissions at this time of year are rather light . . . just around 15 thus far, and some of those are Human Relations Media pieces (copyright 2008) that we received WAY in advance and have held for consideration during the 2009 Committee cycle. Since I haven't been glued to the video screen, I've taken some time to enter NCVC reviews on amazon.com and bn.com for the few titles from our 2008 NCVC list that are currently available. Believe it or not, amazon lists only 5 of our selections, and bn only 1! I'll keep checking back to enter glowing remarks (a/k/a our annotations) on materials as they appear. The reviews I have sent need to be vetted and probably won't appear until next week, but look at Finding Daddy; Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Andy Warhol; I Hate English!; Jump In!; and Just Yell Fire to see how our endorsements look. Remarks? Suggestions? Edits? Just let me know.
Have a glorious Memorial Day weekend, everyone!
~ Kathy

June 3, 2008
Our meeting in Anaheim is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2008, from 1:30 - 5:30 pm at the Disneyland Hotel, (room) Wonder D. I will be sending you a copy of my Pre-Conference Report and Agenda via email within the next few days.
~ Kathy

June 10, 2008
Here goes nothing! I'm going to attempt to insert a simple table here so that we and others are able to keep track of our submissions to date. Please bear with me - I'll work on the cosmetics once I get the information in place. I hope to be able to keep this table in position at the bottom of the wiki page.
~ Kathy

August 26, 2008
Now, while things are quiet and before we receive the bulk of our year's submissions, is a good time to view (or re-view) any of the 29 productions received so far that you've missed. This will also help with moving those Human Relations Media pieces through the group - we'll be really happy - and we'll have much more time - in Denver if we've done that watching before we get there!
~Kathy

September 23, 2008
Happy Fall! I hope all your viewing goes well --- please don't hesitate to be in touch if you have questions regarding eligibility, play quality, accessibility, etc. Something to keep in mind: If a DVD seems not to "read" well in one device, please try it in another. Sometimes it's simply a matter of the player --- but sometimes not.
~ Kathy

October 24, 2008
Today's the day - Preliminary Ballot 1 has been sent out to the 2009 Committee for our initial assessment of the materials received to date! Committee members have been asked to select one of the following options for each title received:
YES (the production is, to your way of thinking, Notable and belongs on our list)
NO (the production does not meet your standards for a Notable DVD and should not be on our list)
MAYBE (you’re unsure about the material and/or would like to reserve judgment)
Not Rec’d (you have not received the material)
Not Viewed (you haven’t had a chance to view and evaluate the material).
This will give us a chance to see where we have consensus, where we have holes in our viewing, and how we should each plan our viewing between now and January.
~ Kathy

December 10, 2008
We're approaching the end of our viewing year and will accept submissions until December 31.
Ballot #2 was sent to NCVC members today, with a requested response date of December 17. Materials that were submitted only to the Chair are being mailed through the committee so that we can attempt to have as many viewers as possible prior to our meetings in Denver.
Check the October 24 entry for a refresher of how our balloting works. Committee members are now allowed to change earlier 'votes' and are encouraged to be realistic about their viewing load. There are just six weeks remaining until we convene in Colorado, and they are busy weeks, indeed!
~ Kathy

December 11, 2008
. . . and speaking of convening, we will be doing that on Friday, January 23 from 1:30-5:30 and 7:30-10; and on Saturday, January 24 from 1:30-5:30 and 8-10, at the Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel, in the Mt. Princeton Room. Please join us!
~Kathy

January 8, 2009
We've distributed our final preliminary ballot in preparation for our meetings in Denver. As you can see from our table of receipts, we are considering approximately 100 DVDs with a total viewing time of nearly 45 hours!
~Kathy

January 27, 2009
Well, the dust - or rather, the Denver snow - has settled, the lists have been submitted to the ALSC Office, and it is my great pleasure to let you know that you can find the list of 2009 Notable Children's Videos at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/childrensnotable/notablechivideos/index.cfm
I'd like to take this chance to thank my amazing committee, who worked tirelessly, who supported me in every way, and who have become my friends. This is what ALSC is all about!
Now we turn this task over to Sue Rokos and the 2010 NCVC. Best of luck to you, and happy viewing!
~ Kathy